Soccer Game Preview: Palmetto vs. Cypress Bay

The Palmetto Panthers will head out to face off against the Cypress Bay Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Palmetto sitting on three straight victories and Cypress Bay on nine.

Palmetto is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Palmetto who was credited with the win. Palmetto got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Spanish River's one.

Cypress Bay's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Boca Raton 3-0. The Lightning might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by three goals or more this season.

Palmetto pushed their record up to 13-4-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those eight contests. As for Cypress Bay, their win bumped their record up to 15-1-1.